Fork.



No. 812,771. PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906. W. A. REDDIGK.

FORK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1906.

ATTORNEYS WILLIAM A. REDDICK, OF NILES, MICHIGAN.

FORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

Application filed April 25, 1905- Serial N0. 257.338-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. REDDIOK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Niles, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Forks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in forks; and it consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

- In the drawings forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention in an advanced stage of its manufacture. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the completed fork; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the outer tines, showing the connection between them and the manner of their formation. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line 4 4 of Fig 1.

My improved fork comprises outer tines A A, a central tine B, and a grip O. The outer tines A A, comprising the angular portions 0, a and the parallel portions a a are formed on the ends of a wire of suitable length and size, and the wire is then bent upon itself from the central point a until the two halves are in contact and in the same horizontal plane, the angular portions a a allowing the proper degree of separation between the tines. The central tine B, formed upon a wire b, of suitable length, is placed in the upper groove between the contacting halves and with a part thereof b projecting beyond the doubled portion, as shown in Fig. 1. A ferrule b is placed around the three wires at the branching of the tines and a second ferrule 19 at a suitable distance above the first ferrule, and the three wires and the ferrule are afterward tinned together. The grip C, of wood or other suitable material, having a ferrule c at its lower end, is slipped upon the projecting portion 6 of the wire 1) until it rests upon the ferrule b surrounding the wires. The grip C is of such length that a sufficient portion of the wire 1) projects therethrough to form a ring I) to secure the grip on the wire and to provide a convenient means for hanging up the fork.

It will be obvious from the above description that I provide a fork of simple construction, yet possessing great stren th and durability. The ring, while provi ing a simple and inexpensive means for securing the grip in place, possesses the additional utility of being a convenient means for suspending the fork, and as a suspending means the rigid ring integral with the fork is much superior to the ring as ordinarily constructed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a fork the combination of a wire doubled upon itself to form a handle and two tines, an intermediate Wire provided with a tine, arranged between and upon the parallel wires, and of greater length than the doubled portion, a ferrule binding the wires at the branching of the tines, a second ferrule binding the wires near the opposite end of the doubled portion, a grip encircling the doubled portion and resting on the ferrule, and a ring bent in the extended portion of the intermediate wire for securing the grip in place.

2. In a fork the combination of a wire doubled upon itself to form a handle and two tines, an intermediate wire having a tine arranged between the parallel wires, and extending beyond the doubled portion, means for securing the wires together, a grip encircling the wires, and a ring in the extended portion of the intermediate wire for retaining the grip upon the wires.

3. In a fork the combination of a wire doubled upon itself to form a handle and two tines, an intermediate wire provided with a tine, arranged between the parallel wires and extending beyond the doubled portion,

means for securing the wires together, and a ring in the extended portion of the intermediate wire.

4. In a fork the combination of a wire doubled upon itself to form a handle and two tines, an intermediate wire provided with a tine arranged between the parallel wires and extending beyond the doubled portion, a grip on the handle, and a ring integral with the intermediate wire and beyond the handle.

5. In a fork, the combination of a wire dou bled upon itself to form a handle, and two tines, an intermediate wire provided with a tine and arran ed between the parallel wires of the double portion, means for securing the wires together, a grip mounted on the handle and a ring integral with one of the wires for retaining the grip on the handle.

6. In a fork, the combination of a plurality of wires, each provided with a tine, and uniting to form a handle, a grip on the handle, and a ring integral with one of the wires for retaining the grip on the handle.

7. A fork comprising a plurality of wires,

each provided With a tine, a grip mounted around the Wires, and a ring integral With one of the Wires for retaining the grip upon the Wires.

8. A fork comprising a longitudinally-perforated grip, a plurality of Wires, each provided with a tine, and passing through the grip and a ring formed from one of the Wires, I

beyond the grip, to retain said grip in place I0 upon the Wires 9. The combination of a tubular handle, a rod or tang passed through said handle and bent at the upper end of the latter and eX- terior thereto into ring form, substantially as set forth.

K. L. REDDIOK, THos. E. CAIN. 

